Laborfest:Films La Huelga and Bracero

La Huelga, The Struggle of UFW (18 m) 2009 By Alex Ivany
Alex Ivany as a high school student started this project for Santa Cruz High, fascinated by the achievements of Chavez and the early days of the United Farm Workers Movement.
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Bracero (57 min.) 2008 By Patrick Mullins
The Bracero Program, which operated in the US between 1942-1964 has relevance today as business and some unions are pushing this again. Otherwise known as the “Guest Worker” program, this allowed for workers to be brought into the US and to work under specific farm owners and others. Their exploitative conditions were intensified as a result of this program. This film gives a real life look at the workers and how the program really worked. This documentary puts a human face on the lives of these “guest workers” and raises the issue of why unions should continue to support this type of program.

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See also:
http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm